Oh my. It’s been a busy couple of months. For Christmas last year, we bought the two children who live locally (and would be in the...

It’s strange how the past comes back in the most unusual ways. Our middle daughter is six weeks into her five month long Japanese study...

Traditions. The little things that matter more than you realize. Growing up in family that didn’t have any, traditions are not something...

Nothing happened today. Nothing happened today. Nothing happened today. When I was in my early double digits, I tried off and on to keep...

November, November, November. I will not call it a cursed month, but it was definitely not my favorite month this year. While the month...

This is the part where I need to tell an important fact about my husband and his kids, they do not scary easily in haunted houses. No,...

How did the party go you ask? Or perhaps you’re not asking but I’m going to tell you anyway because it was fantastic! There was a great...

Is the death of a beloved fictional character really a reason to have a party? Of course it is! In a couple short weekends I’m hosting a...

It was the winter of ‘16 and as usual I was housebound. It wasn’t the falling the snow but the cold that held me prisoner in my home....

The last Thursday in July found Dave and I leading the eldest daughter, her fiance and his two daughters to the family cabin in Idaho.  I...

The last couple of weeks in July proved to be long, fun ones, but still busy and I needed this past weekend of just puttering around my...

When I was a young girl, a little first grader even, I scraped the inside of my wrist at school. Like most kids, I didn’t give it a...

Have you ever looked at a project and thought “it shouldn’t take that long” and then it does? This is a reoccuring theme for me, mostly...

PROJECT COMPLETED! It’s been awhile since I posted about painting the broom closet door. This project took longer than expected for...

When Dave purchased the house we live in several years, the yard had a lovely garden fenced off with simple silvered wood posts and beams...

UPDATE! Finally! It’s finally over! My evening sew while you watch TV to alleviate guilt for just sitting around project is done!...

Picture it, Memorial Day weekend in Idaho.  The day has been beautiful with a bit of overcast due to the impending rain.  It’s the annual...

It’s for the birds My first project this weekend was something I’ve been putting off for a couple of weeks because I’ve never done...

I think we all have pieces of furniture or odd items that have seen better days. Often they get donated, tossed, maybe even wind up in a...